Last week, we touched upon E=mc2, and how Einstein’s theory of relativity turned the world of physics upside-down. Now, we’re using that theory to show why the very concept of time may not be what you ...
Standing in the elevator of a towering skyscraper, you might wonder if your journey upward changes more than just your view. The answer might surprise you: time itself actually flows differently as ...
Time, not space plus time, might be the single fundamental property in which all physical phenomena occur, according to a new theory by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist. The theory also ...
Did you know that moving a clock one inch toward the ground would result in a slower tick compared to the same clock positioned higher up? Gravity doesn't just pull things; it also bends time.
A new software package detailed by Chinese scientists promises to tell what time it is on the moon, accounting for effects of ...
April 3 (UPI) --The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announced it will work to create time standards for the moon and other celestial bodies. "A unified time standard -- Coordinated ...
We all know that time seems to pass at different speeds in different situations. For example, time appears to go slowly when we travel to unfamiliar places. A week in a foreign country seems much ...
In a first, astronomers have observed time ticking in slow motion in the early cosmos, confirming Albert Einstein’s century-old ideas about the reality-warping effects of our universe’s expansion. By ...
We go about our busy days, occasionally glancing at our watch or the clock on the wall. But we seldom stop to think about how time really works: is it the same time here as on Mars? Is time linear and ...
We all know that time seems to pass at different speeds in different situations. For example, time appears to go slowly when we travel to unfamiliar places. A week in a foreign country seems much ...